Publications by authors named "Zainah A Al-Qahtani"
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- Concerns about smartphone use are rising due to its potential negative impact on teenage development, particularly in relation to Body Image Distortion (BID) and weight loss behaviors among adolescents in Saudi Arabia.
- The study found that 36.4% of adolescents used smartphones for over 5 hours daily, which was significantly associated with negative body image and increased depressive symptoms, while modest usage was linked to healthier weight behaviors.
- The findings suggest a need for better parental guidance on smartphone use and a call for digital companies to take more responsibility for the content provided to teenagers.
Objective To evaluate the cytological changes of the oral mucosa among smokers using Argyrophilic nucleolar organizer region (AgNOR) counts and Papanicolaou (Pap) staining. Methodology The oral mucosal exfoliate smears of 500 individuals (200 nonsmokers and 300 smokers) aged between 18 and 80 years were prepared in Al Madinah. The AgNOR count and Pap stain were used to generate a cytogenic smear to assess the presence of cytological changes suggestive of atypia, inflammation, dysplasia, keratinization, and proliferative activity of epithelial cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction Multiple studies have demonstrated the multi-systemic involvement of COVID-19, and among all of these systems, there is mounting evidence that COVID-19 is linked to neurocognitive impairment, particularly when neurological symptoms are present. Our aim is to study the concept of cognitive dysfunction post-COVID-19 among college students in Saudi Arabia and its potential effect on their academic performance. Methods A population-based, observational case-control study was conducted across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from May 2022 to September 2022.
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